Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 24 km W of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 24 km W of Coyanosa, Texas on Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 7:52 AM CST (13:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 24 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2021-12-31 13:52:50 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.217° N, 103.319° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)TXPreferred · Final · ±0.2 · 8 stations
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.044 · 68 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 76.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021zqcp (also filed as us7000g862). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.